18th February, 2021
Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal – www.indiantradeportal.in on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/GST/Export incentives/Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 12th – 18th February, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Policy & Customs
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 18/2021-Customs)
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 17/2021 – Customs)
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Circular No 4. /2021-Customs)
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No.17/2021- Customs (N.T.))
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Circular No. 05 /2021-Customs)
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Instruction no 2/2021- Customs)
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice Trade Notice No. 41/2020-21)
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice 39/2015-20)
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 16/2021-CUSTOMS (N.T.))
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
HS Code: 15111000, 15119010, 15119090, 1511100, 15119020, 15119090, 15071000, 740400, 12079100
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Circular No. 145/01/2021-GST)
Date: 11 February 2021
Trade Remedies
Notification Authority: Director General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 February 2021
Product Coverage: Measuring Tape
HS Code: 9017, 901780, 90178001, 901790
Notification Authority: Director General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 February 2021
Product Coverage: Normal Butanol
HS Code: 29051300
Notification Authority: Director General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 February 2021
Product Coverage: Plain Medium Density Fibre Board having thickness less than 6 MM
HS Code: 4411
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Polytetrafluoroethylene
HS Code: 390461
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber
HS Code: 40025900
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Welded Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes
HS Code: 73064000, 73066110, 73061100, 73062100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Natural Mica Pearl Industries Pigments excluding cosmetic grade
HS Code: 320611
Notification Authority: Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: welded pipes
HS Code: 7306402009 , 7306408001 , 7306408008 and 7306611009
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)
HS Code: 290339
Animal and Animal Origin Products
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: organic livestock
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA)
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Inedible and edible animal products
24. Thailand - Publishes following standards
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Bull (beef cattle) and boar for breeding;
HS Code: 0102, 0103
26. Thailand – Imposes ban on importation of following products
Notification Authority: Department of Livestock Development (DLD)
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: live domestic pigs and wild pigs and their carcasses, live poultry and poultry carcasses
27. Russia - Imposes temporary restriction on import of live poultry, poultry products and birds' eggs from Bulgaria and Hong Kong Notification Authority: Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: live poultry, poultry products and birds' eggs
Plants & Plant Products
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 17 February 2021
Product Coverage: Dairy, honey, processed foods, seafood, eggs, wool, meat, plant, in-edible meat products (such as pet food), skins and hides, pharmaceuticals, live animal and reproductive material
Notification Authority: Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Dimethoate, propiconazole
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Beet, sugar, dried pulp; Beet, sugar, leaves; Beet, sugar, roots; Blueberry, lowbush
Notification Authority: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Fruit products, fresh and frozen for export
Notification Authority: European Commission (Decision (EU) 2021/183)
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2021/181)
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission (Decision (EU) 2021/183
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: oilseed rapes
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Live plants, including their roots, cuttings, slims and mushroom spawn
HS Code: 0602
38. Japan – Proposes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH), Ministry of Religious Affairs
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Food and beverages; traditional medicines and health supplements
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Table olives
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Pesticides
Processed Food
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 17 February 2021
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Food products
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Spirulina extract
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: β-amylase from Bacillus flexus AE-BAF
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Malawi Bureau of Standards
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: toffee
Notification Authority: National Advisory Committee for Standardization of the Ministry of Economy
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Juices, coconut water, nectars, non-alcoholic beverages with vegetables or fruits, coconut or coconut water, vegetables or vegetables, and flavored non-alcoholic beverages
Notification Authority: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Air-cleaning appliance
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Xylanase from Aspergillus acidus
Chemicals & Textile
Notification Authority: Danish Safety Technology Agency
Date: 17 February 2021
Products covered Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Notification Authority: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: detergents
Notification Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Radiopharmaceuticals
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Medical products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 15 February 2021
Electrical & Engineering Products
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Date: 11 February 2021
58. Brazil – Publishes following technical regulation
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Thermal paper
Notification Authority: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners, and dehumidifiers
Notification Authority: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Decree No.00821)
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: construction machinery
Notification Authority: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Electric rice cooker
Notification Authority: Department of Energy
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: portable air conditioners
Notification Authority: Comité Consultivo Nacional de Normalización de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Machinery and equipment used in the workplace
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 15 February 2021
Product Coverage: Vaccines for human medicine
HS Code: 300220
Notification Authority: Minister of Energy
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Crystalline silicon photovoltaic
Notification Authority: Directorate of Cement, Ceramic and Processing of Non-metal Material Industry
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Ampoules Made of Glass for Injection
HS Code: 70101000, 70109040
Notification Authority: Department of Customs
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: tritium
Notification Authority: Department of Customs
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Ceramic ware
Notification Authority: Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry
Date: 11 Feb 2021
Product Coverage: Hazardous Substances
Regulatory Developments in India
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
Date: 16 February 2021
Notification Authority: State Government of Bihar
Date: 15 February 2021
Notification Authority: Labour and Employment Department of Andhra Pradesh
Date: 15 February 2021
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